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Vijayaraghava Perumal Temple

விசயராகவப் பெருமாள் கோவில்

Thiruputkuzhi, Tamil Nadu · 12.8728°, 79.6186°

Vijayaraghava Perumal (Rama)PandyaDravidianDivya Desam
Sacred since
1200 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
13th c. (Pandya)
Pandya

History & significance

A Divya Desam near Kanchipuram believed to have been built by 13th-century Pandya kings, with later Chola and Thanjavur Nayak contributions. Rama is worshipped here as the victorious Vijayaraghava, and the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Rama is said to have performed the funeral rites of the eagle-king Jatayu, who fell defending Sita, at the pit (kuzhi) that names this place.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pandya